CZECH REPUBLIC captain Tomas Ujfalusi is confident his team’s class of 2008 have enough quality to make a serious impact at this year’s European Championships. The Czechs face hosts Switzerland in the opening match today (kick-off 5pm).

RANGERS kept their European and quadruple dreams alive after another Ibrox shutout put them within sight of the UEFA Cup final.

DAVID MOYES was left distraught as his battling Everton side exited the UEFA Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Fiorentina 2 Everton 0

CZECH REPUBLIC booked their spot in next summer’s European Championships last night with a 3-0 victory over Germany in Munich.

STEVE STAUNTON’S dream of leading the Republic of Ireland to next summer’s Euro 2008 finals are effectively over after Marek Jankulovski’s first-half winner gave the Czech Republic an almost unassailable Group D advantage.

As expected Steve Staunton made one change for a match the Republic of Ireland realistically needed to win in order to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals.

SAN MARINO fell to another humbling defeat, conceding their 20th goal in two Euro 2008 qualifiers as the Czech Republic ran out 7-0 winners in Liberec.

Czech Republic 2 Wales 1

Ghana provided the biggest shock of the 2006 World Cup so far as they comfortably beat the world's second-ranked nation to keep alive their hopes of a place in the last 16.

CZECH REPUBLIC striker Milan Baros fears he will miss the entire World Cup with a foot injury.

Greece 0 Czech Republic 0

FORMER Czechoslovakia coach Jozef Venglos says the current Czech side have many qualities of the team he helped guide to the 1976 European Championship title.

Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner will draft Zdenek Grygera back into his starting line-up for the Euro 2004 semi-final with Greece at right-back in place of Martin Jiranek who had a groin strain in the 3-0 quarter-final victory over Denmark.

The Czech Republic have asked UEFA to reconsider the yellow card issued to their captain Pavel Nedved during the quarter-final against Denmark.

Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner has two major defensive worries ahead of the Euro semi-final with Greece at the Estadio do Dragao on Thursday.

Teams for Holland v Latvis and Germany v Czech Republic

Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner is set to rest some of his biggest names for tomorrow night’s Group D clash with Germany in Lisbon.

Czech Republic 3 Holland 2

Holland coach Dick Advocaat left out Rafael van der Vaart and Bolo Zenden from the team which drew with Germany on Tuesday in their opening Group D match.

Czech Republic 2 Latvia 1

LATVIA Coach Aleksandrs Starkovs is under no illusion about the importance of the Euro 2004 finals for the tiny Baltic nation.

Kevin Keegan saw his Manchester City side beaten by a single Tomas Ujfalusi goal on his return to German club Hamburg.